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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

INSANE: Ukraine amnesty int l report sparks furor resignation - The Real Truth

This picture taken on August 6, 2022 shows ruins of a furniture factory following a missile strike on the second largest Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on August 6, 2022, as the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 163rd day. (AFP)

The head of Amnesty International’s Ukraine chapter has resigned, saying the human rights organization shot down her opposition to publishing a report that claimed Ukrainian forces had exposed civilians to Russian attacks by basing themselves in populated areas.

In a statement posted Friday night on Facebook, Oksana Pokalchuk accused her former employer of disregarding Ukraine’s wartime realities and the concerns of local staff members who had pushed for the report to be reworked.

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